Aghosh UK

Analysis

Aghosh UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Aghosh UK reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £211k to £2.2m (+930%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 364%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aghosh UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northamptonshire Mind (£2.2m), Plymouth Age Concern (£2.2m) and Prevent Breast Cancer (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £377k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.